Chapter 955 - Crime and Punishment
Chapter 955 Crime and Punishment
The holy knights of Hakans had already fallen into despair.
Regardless of how they resisted, and regardless of how they struggled, they still could not stop the attacks of this metal creature before them. While they used their life and their flesh to delay its steps, an even larger and more terrifying flame giant charged forward.
Its fireballs exploded into the crowd, the massive clusters of fires and flame shockwaves burning their bodies and charring their flesh. The metal creature roared and charged into their ranks while their formation was disrupted.
The defensive line of the knights finally collapsed!
Greem walked into the chapel over the bodies of the knights.
He cast out flames as he strode forward, turning the bodies of the dead knights into ashes. The milky-white holy light from their bodies then darted toward the crystal on Greem’s waist as if attracted by a magnet.
Several lines of poetry praising the Holy Light had been carved on top of the large and elegant gates of the chapel, along with decorative carvings and patterns. Barriers like these weren’t known for their defensive power!
The servants, craftsmen, and ordinary people that had come here to hide looked at each other when they heard the flame giant roar again. They didn’t know whether they should believe the words of this otherworldly demon.
Finally, a middle-aged man plucked up the courage to stand up and carefully walk around the flame giant. It wasn’t until he reached the doors of the cathedral that he started running with all he had.
With someone taking the lead, the rest of the people suddenly remembered the urgency of the situation. They helped each other up and nervously walked past Greem, fleeing out of the cathedral.
It was only because Greem had unsummoned his Ring of Fire and restrained the fire energy from his body that they had the chance to escape. Otherwise, the might of a Third Grade fire adept would have allowed him to kill everyone in the cathedral with just the energy aura he was radiating. He did not even require a spell.
Greem was not a man who enjoyed senseless slaughter to begin with. The reason he was killing the knights was only for the strange holy light that formed upon their death. There was no need for unnecessary slaughter if the ordinary people did not get in his way.
It was for the same reason that he allowed the trainee knights below Iron level to leave.
These trainees had yet to advance. Their bodies couldn’t possibly create sufficiently powerful holy light power, and killing them would yield nothing. As such, Greem didn’t mind letting them leave.
Greem had no considerations as to whether they would continue fighting against him in the future upon escaping.
Even a Third Grade Gold Knight would perish before him. What threat could these young knights that had yet to reach First Grade pose to him?
“No, I won’t leave.” Even though she was shivering in terror, the young girl insisted, “My life belongs to the Holy Light, and I am willing to sacrifice myself for it!”
Greem smiled and lifted his right hand. A tremendous amount of fire energy instantly gathered upon his palm.